Tag Archives: merchandising

CVS to Stop Selling Tobacco Products

Posted on February 5, 2014 by bermanevansretail

American society continues to evolve with regard to how various issues are handled — whether it be the minimum wage (an issue that is quite important to many retailers and to their employees) or the restrictions placed on the sale … Continue reading →

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Better Adapting to Consumers

Posted on February 4, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Retailers these days have a lot to do adapt to the rapidly changing global consumer marketplace. As noted by Kaitlin Friedmann on Visual.ly: “Shoppers have more options and control over how they purchase and receive merchandise than ever before. Here are … Continue reading →

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Global E-Commerce Still on the Rise — And Becoming Less North America-Centric

Posted on February 3, 2014 by bermanevansretail

As we have reported before (click here, for example), online retailing has become a leading distribution channel worldwide; and we are now seeing a dramatic shift in the volume of online shopping regionally. From $1.06 trillion in 2012, global B2C … Continue reading →

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